Swedish Meatballs

🥘 Ingredients

• Canola or vegetable oil
  1/2 in
• allspice
  1/8 tsp
• apple cider vinegar
  1/2 tsp
• buttered boiled Yukon Gold potatoes
• eggs
  2
• flour
  3 tbsp
• fresh white bread
  3 oz
• ground beef chuck
  1 pound 4%ounces
• ground pork
  12 oz
• ground white pepper
  1/4 tsp
• homemade chicken stock or store-bought low-sodium chicken broth
  2 c
• kosher salt
  4 tsp
• lingonberry jam
• milk
  1/2 c
• minced flat-leaf parsley
• onion (minced)
  1/2 medium
• raw onion
  1/2 medium
• soy sauce
  1 tsp
• unsalted butter
  5 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• skillet
• stand mixer
• food processor
• baking sheet
• oven
• saucepan

1. 1

   Combine fresh white bread (crusts removed, cut into 1/2-inch pieces) with milk .

   fresh white bread: 3 oz, milk: 1/2 c
2. 2

   Let stand until bread is completely softened and most of the milk has been absorbed, about ⏱️ 10 minutes .
3. 3

   Melt unsalted butter in a skillet over medium-high heat.

   unsalted butter: 2 tbsp
4. 4

   Add onion (minced) and cook, stirring, until golden and tender, about ⏱️ 7 minutes .

   onion (minced): 1/2 medium
5. 5

   Combine ground beef chuck , ground pork , soaked bread and any remaining milk, cooked onion, raw onion (minced), kosher salt , eggs , ground white pepper , and allspice in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a food processor .

   ground beef chuck: 1 pound 4%ounces, ground pork: 12 oz, raw onion: 1/2 medium, kosher salt: 4 tsp, eggs: 2, ground white pepper: 1/4 tsp, allspice: 1/8 tsp
6. 6

   Beat on low speed, increasing to medium-high, until ingredients are thoroughly combined, about ⏱️ 30 seconds to ⏱️ 1 minute .
7. 7

   Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
8. 8

   Dip your hands in water as needed to prevent meatball mixture from sticking.
9. 9

   Roll roughly tablespoon-sized portions of meatball mixture into balls slightly smaller than golf-ball size.
10. 10

    Transfer to lined baking sheet.
11. 11

    Set a rack over a clean baking sheet.
12. 12

    Heat oven to 200°F (90°C).
13. 13

    Heat Canola or vegetable oil in a wide skillet to 350°F (177°C).

    Canola or vegetable oil: 1/2 in
14. 14

    Working in batches, lower meatballs into oil and fry, turning until well browned all over, about ⏱️ 2 minutes .
15. 15

    Transfer browned meatballs to rack and keep warm in the oven.
16. 16

    Melt unsalted butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat until foamy.

    unsalted butter: 3 tbsp
17. 17

    Whisk in flour and cook, whisking, until raw flour smell is gone, about ⏱️ 3 minutes .

    flour: 3 tbsp
18. 18

    Whisk in homemade chicken stock or store-bought low-sodium chicken broth .

    homemade chicken stock or store-bought low-sodium chicken broth: 2 c
19. 19

    Bring to a boil.
20. 20

    Lower heat to a simmer and cook until thickened, about ⏱️ 3 minutes .
21. 21

    Whisk in soy sauce and apple cider vinegar .

    soy sauce: 1 tsp, apple cider vinegar: 1/2 tsp
22. 22

    Season with salt and white pepper.
23. 23

    Add meatballs to gravy and stir to coat.
24. 24

    Simmer until meatballs are heated through.
25. 25

    Serve right away with optional buttered boiled Yukon Gold potatoes and lingonberry jam , or speared with toothpicks as an hors d'oeuvre. Garnish with minced flat-leaf parsley .

    buttered boiled Yukon Gold potatoes, lingonberry jam, minced flat-leaf parsley